PEP-308 a "simplicity-first" alternative

[Sean Ross]

> > holger krekel wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Inspired by "do the simplest thing that can possibly work"
> >>i now think that
> >>
> >>        x and y else z
>>

Hi. I'm okay with this syntax (provided 'x then y else z' is unacceptable),
however I am  a bit confused by the explanation.

> >
> > if 'x' is true then 'y' is the result.  Else 'y' is the
>> result.  So it doesn't matter if 'y' has a false value.
>>

In particular, I don't quite get "Else 'y' is the result". Wouldn't you want
'z' to be the result when 'x' is false?
Sorry, I must be missing something. Could someone explain exactly how and
why this proposal works?

Thanks
Sean